Isabella McRae
Isabella McRae
Isabella McRae is a senior reporter at The Big Issue specialising in social justice. She reports on a wide range of issues including poverty and inequality, the benefits system, disability rights, housing, health, immigration, gender equality and much more. Isabella was a winner of the PPA Next Gen Awards in 2023, formerly known as the 30 under 30. She was shortlisted for journalist of the year in the Scope Disability Awards 2024.
Martin Lewis calls for urgent action on debt collectors as millions feel ‘harassed’ and ‘suicidal’
Cost of living crisis

Martin Lewis calls for urgent action on debt collectors as millions feel ‘harassed’ and ‘suicidal’

How much more expensive will Christmas dinner be this year due to cost of living crisis?
Cost of living

How much more expensive will Christmas dinner be this year due to cost of living crisis?

Christmas dinner on a budget created by chef Tom Kerridge and Man Utd’s Marcus Rashford
Christmas

Christmas dinner on a budget created by chef Tom Kerridge and Man Utd’s Marcus Rashford

Christmas on a budget: How to make perfect roast potatoes with cheffing sensations BOSH!
Christmas

Christmas on a budget: How to make perfect roast potatoes with cheffing sensations BOSH!

Christmas dinner on a budget: How to make chef Dan Pelosi’s creamy cauliflower skillet
Christmas

Christmas dinner on a budget: How to make chef Dan Pelosi’s creamy cauliflower skillet

Christmas on a budget: How to make Bake Off star Sandro Farmhouse’s festive cookies
Christmas

Christmas on a budget: How to make Bake Off star Sandro Farmhouse’s festive cookies

Christmas dinner on a budget: How to make celeb chef Tom Kerridge’s turkey meatloaf traybake
Christmas

Christmas dinner on a budget: How to make celeb chef Tom Kerridge’s turkey meatloaf traybake

Christmas on a budget: How to have turkey, stuffing and all the trimmings on the cheap
Christmas dinner

Christmas on a budget: How to have turkey, stuffing and all the trimmings on the cheap

Trans Secret Santa: How a little bit of happiness over Christmas could save a trans person’s life
Christmas

Trans Secret Santa: How a little bit of happiness over Christmas could save a trans person’s life

Risk of dying from cancer much higher in poorer areas of England, shameful study shows
Poverty

Risk of dying from cancer much higher in poorer areas of England, shameful study shows

DWP using AI to assess benefit and universal credit claims poses ‘significant risk’, experts warn
Benefits

DWP using AI to assess benefit and universal credit claims poses ‘significant risk’, experts warn

FoodCycle: The community meal where refugees, ex-prisoners and old friends break bread together
Cost of living crisis

FoodCycle: The community meal where refugees, ex-prisoners and old friends break bread together